Table 2.
Co-Solvent (Ethanol, % v/v) |
Ethanol + CO2 (g/min) |
Fucoxanthin Purity (mg/g Extract) |
Fucoxanthin Recovery (% w/w) |
---|---|---|---|
10 | 3.406 | 22.06 ± 1.92 ab | 12.69 ± 1.14 a |
20 | 3.208 | 28.65 ± 0.49 b | 41.68 ± 0.71 b |
30 | 3.002 | 13.75 ± 0.65 a | 34.17 ± 1.61 b |
40 | 2.801 | 85.03 ± 7.67 c | 66.60 ± 6.00 c |
50 | 2.591 | 74.73 ± 2.45 c | 39.46 ± 1.29 b |
Different superscripted alphabets (a–c) indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) and the data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3, SD ≤ 5%).